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Is this right? Hillary leads by 4 precincts including the 5 won by coin flip? (Original Post) 6chars Feb 2016 OP
She won 6 out of 7 (that we know of) coin flips for delegates JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #1
I hope someone checked those coins first. nt grasswire Feb 2016 #3
Sadly I doubt that happened. JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #7
the coin toss was for one delegate each. not an entire precinct. Lil Missy Feb 2016 #2
It remains to be seen if the coin flips matter. joshcryer Feb 2016 #4
Distribute a supply of two-headed and two-tailed coins, John Poet Feb 2016 #5
so she leads by 4 state delegates, and won 6 of 7 state delegates by coin flips? 6chars Feb 2016 #6
She leads by 4 precinct delegates. joshcryer Feb 2016 #8

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
7. Sadly I doubt that happened.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:39 AM
Feb 2016

And don't even get me started on the Roosevelt High school Polk County results. There was election fraud documented by CSPAN. The Clinton precinct chair perjured herself on national TV. Shameful.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
4. It remains to be seen if the coin flips matter.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:36 AM
Feb 2016

A 4-5 delegate difference on the county level is not going to translate at the state level. It'll be a tie, split, etc. 22 state delegates each.

6chars

(3,967 posts)
6. so she leads by 4 state delegates, and won 6 of 7 state delegates by coin flips?
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:37 AM
Feb 2016

or was the impact of the coin flips something smaller than that?

according to this it was precincts.
http://theweek.com/speedreads/602890/hillary-clinton-wins-iowa-precinct-by-coin-toss

but it is hard to understand the whole caucus scoring system

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
8. She leads by 4 precinct delegates.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:44 AM
Feb 2016

There are 1,385 precinct delegates (there are a bit more precincts than that but a few hundred caucus together).

Clinton is winning by 4 of the 1,385 precinct delegates, 6 of which she won by coin toss.

The precinct delegates go on to vote for the state delegates (who go to the National Convention). This will result in a 22/22 split between the two campaigners. It's not a big deal. But people are making it out to be.

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